Periproct

{{Short description|Last body segment in Annelids}} The '''periproct''' is the final body segment in annelid worms. The anus is located on this segment.<ref name="Sims">{{cite book | title=Earthworms: Keys and Notes for the Identification and Study of the Species | publisher=Published for The Linnean Society of London and the Estuarine and Brackish-Water Sciences Association by E. J. Brill/Dr. W. Backhuys |author1=Sims, R |author2=Gerard, B |name-list-style=amp | year=1985 | location=London | pages=3}}</ref> The term also refers to the small region surrounding the anus of the sea urchin.<ref name="Fox">{{cite web | url=http://lanwebs.lander.edu/faculty/rsfox/invertebrates/strongylocentrotus.html | title=Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine | publisher=Lander University | accessdate=May 13, 2012 | author=Fox, Richard}}</ref>

==See also== *Prostomium *Earthworm *Sea urchin

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Category:Annelid anatomy

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